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NHC LeaderVirginia man wins NHC
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 1/27/07

LAS VEGAS - Stanley Bavlish, 54, of Virginia Beach, Va., won the $400,000 first-place prize in the eighth annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship at shortly after 5 p.m. Pacific time at the Bally's race book here Saturday.

- Final 2006 NHC standings

Columnist leads late at NHC
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 1/27/07

LAS VEGAS - Heading into the stretch run of the $836,750 Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship on Saturday, Bill Handleman was leading the field of 254 players.

Bulgarian native leads NHC
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 1/26/07

LAS VEGAS - Tchavdar Milanov, a 48-year-old native of Bulgaria, led after Friday's first day of the $836,750 Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship at the Bally's race book.

Horse owner early NHC leader
By DAVE TULEY - Posted 1/26/07

LAS VEGAS - A field of 254 broke from the gate Friday morning in the eighth annual Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, competing for the $400,000 first-place prize out of a $836,750 purse.

Eeny, meeny time
By MIKE WATCHMAKER - Posted 1/26/07

LAS VEGAS - After having to be a bit creative - to put it diplomatically - in choosing the eight mandatory races for the first day of the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, the selection committee had the opposite problem Friday when it came to the races for the final day of the contest on Sat

Easy job? Not so much
By MIKE WATCHMAKER - Posted 1/25/07

LAS VEGAS - So you think it's easy picking the mandatory races for the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship. All you have to do is find the eight most inscrutable races from the pool of signals offered at Bally's Las Vegas's race and sports book, and presto, you have your mandatory races.

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2007 NHC Qualifiers

Qualify for NHC IX, to be held in Las Vegas on January 25 – 26, 2008, at any of the contests listed.
See the complete qualifying contest schedule

NHC Hall of Fame

Tournament Handicapper of the Year
NHC VIII 2007Stanley Bavlish
NHC VII 2006Ron Rippey
NHC VI 2005James Michelson, Jr.
NHC V 2004Kent Meyer
NHC IV 2003Steve Wolfson, Jr.
NHC III 2002Herman Miller
NHC II 2001Judy Wagner
NHC I 2000Steven Walker

2006 Purse Distribution

Individual Prizes
Place Prize
Grand Prize $400,000
2nd Place $150,000
3rd Place $75,000
4th Place $40,000
5th Place $25,000
6th-10th Places $8,000 each
11th-20th Places $4,500 each

Team Prizes
Place Prize
Grand Prize $15,000

Day Bonuses
Day 1/Day 2 Prize
1st Place $10,000
2nd Place $7,500
3rd Place $4,000
4th Place $1,875

GRAND TOTAL $836,750